foul trouble

noun

sports

: the state of having committed several fouls : the state of being close to fouling out

a basketball player in foul trouble

Examples of foul trouble in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Veteran forward Emma Cannon played 12 minutes and scored nine points as a key post presence late when Cardoso was in foul trouble. — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

White answered for her team's foul trouble in the game as well and didn't rule out that referees are calling more fouls on them. — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026

To watch him do that when KAT’s in foul trouble, OG’s in foul trouble. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026

On Saturday night, with Karl-Anthony Towns and OG nagged by foul trouble and the bench players struggling, Brunson refused to give in. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 14 June 2026

Rhymes for foul trouble

• bubble
• double
• rubble
• stubble
• redouble